Slavery
What law in 1641 made slavery legal in Massachusetts?
1638
Many New England colonists came to escape this in England.
Religious persecution
New England was once known for this strict religious movement
Puritanism
This Massachusetts town became the site of a major witchcraft panic in 1692.
Salem Village
(New Hampshire) Early relations with settlers were mostly ________.
Peaceful
Who else besides Africans were enslaved early on in Connecticut?
Native Americans
Colonists wanted independence from this English institution.
Church of England
Today, New England is one of the least ______ regions in the U.S.
Religious
This number of people were executed during the Salem Witch Trials.
20 people
What war took place between colonists and the Pequot tribe?
Pequot War
What was daily life like for enslaved people in New England?
Hard work, little freedom, and are always under constant surveillance
This religious group, also known as the Society of Friends, emerged in England in the 17th century.
Quakers
Today, New England has immigrant communities from places like Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and this region of the Americas.
Latin America or the Caribbean
The New England Confederation was formed as a league between these types of colonies.
Puritan colonies
In Massachusetts what was one major reason for increasing conflict?
Land and resource pressure
How did enslaved labor help build colonial wealth?
By providing free labor for farms and industries
In the 16th and 17th centuries, monarchs used charters to fund this type of privately financed colonial venture
Joint-stock companies
New England is famous for this festival that celebrates regional art and history.
New England Folk Festival
The Wampanoag land chosen for the settlement had been abandoned due to this.
European disease
Which leader founded Rhode Island and promoted fair Native relations?
Roger Williams
Why was slavery important to New England's shipping industry?
Ships transported goods and enslaved people across the Atlantic for profit.
This English king granted the charter to the Virginia Company of London.
King James I
Colonial symbols like this tree flag remain part of cultural identity.
Pine Tree flag
This 1620 document outlined laws made for the good of the colony.
The Mayflower Compact
How did the Pequot War affect the tribe?
Land seized, survivors enslaved or displaced